A/N Sorry I haven't updated. I have a TON of schoolwork.

Leo

This day couldn't get more boring. Two senate meetings? One was bad enough. On top of that I had to choose between Annabeth and Reyna, and now I have to choose between Jason and Percy. Huh. I know whom I am going to choose, but I'm not sure if it's the right decision.

Reyna was sitting on her praetor chair waiting for Percy. He rushed in, looking winded.

"Attention everyone! The voting for praetor shall begin! Please take your seats." Her voice rang throughout the Via Principal. "Right down whom you'd like to vote for on the card in front of you."

We all wrote down our answers. Mine, of course, was Jason. We were best friends.

"The votes are in! First vote: Jason."

"Percy"

"Jason"

"Jason"

"Percy"

"Jason"

It all came down to these last two votes.

"The last two votes are... Jason."

Everyone looked confused. Two people voted for Percy. Six people voted against him. That makes no sense. I know Piper voted for Jason. So did Reyna and I. Jason obviously voted for himself. But that means… Both Hazel and Frank voted for Jason, which I find highly unlikely since Percy helped them both or Percy and Annabeth voted for Jason. I know Percy doesn't want to be praetor, but why would Annabeth voted against him? I was so lost in thought that I didn't realize everyone left the Via Principal. Everyone except Piper. She looked like she was waiting for me.

"Hey Pipes. What up?" I asked her.

"Nothing really. But I'm really excited to leave this place. It's so…"

"Uptight? Serious? Strict?"

"I was thinking more along the lines of unfriendly but those work," she said. Then her face lit up. "Hey, do you want to me our roman siblings?"

I hadn't even thought about that, but it sounded fun. "Sure. Lets go."

We walked over to the barracks where we saw a bunch of big, buff kids building a really cool temple. It was made out of transparent marble that looked almost like water. Then I realized they were building it for Poseidon, er, Neptune. Percy must've really hated the old one. These kids were my siblings, no doubt about it. They were covered in grease and built like wrestlers.

I turned to Piper. "I'm gonna go introduce my self."

She nodded. I walked over to this girl who reminded me of Nyssa. "Hey I'm Leo. I'm your half brother. Well, I mean sort of. Cuz, you know my dad's Hephaestus, your dad's Vulcan."

She smiled. "I'm Laura. It's nice to meet you. Like our temple?"

"Yes! What's that marble called? Where'd u get it?"

"It's called Thadal Marble. Its made at the bottom of the sea by mermaids."

I frowned. "You mean naiads?"

She laughed, "No, no. I mean mermaids. Like, half fish, half woman? They're very real."

"Oh. That's cool. Well I'll leave you guys to do your thing."

"Bye Leo."

"Bye."
I went back to Piper. She smiled and said, "Hey, how'd it go?"

"Good. I learned what Thadal Marble was and that mermaids are real."

Piper laughed. " You know, for some reason, I'm really not surprised."

Now I laughed. " Come on. Lets go meet your siblings."

She groaned, "If they're like Drew, I think I might faint."

"Don't worry. It'll be fine."

She walked over to a pretty girl with blonde hair and black eyes. She was sitting quietly by fountain, sketching something in a little black book. She wore a long, white, strapless dress that came down to her feet. She had on sandals that were the same color as a fox- very red-y, brown. It looked like she had just thrown the outfit on, but I knew that it was meant to look that way. Piper approached her and said, "Hey. I'm Piper McLean. I'm your half sister."

The girl looked up. "McLean? Oh, you must be Tristan McLean's daughter." She looked around, and then whispered, "I'm Dwayne Johnson's daughter."

Piper looked stunned. "You mean the guy in The Tooth Fairy?"

"Ya. My name is Colette. I was just sketching something for my sister, Adara, to wear to the Summer Solstice."

The Summer Solstice?

Piper leaned away, horrified. "The Roman gods let you guys go to the solstice?"

Colette laughed. "No way. We have a dance once year on the same day as the solstice. Adara wants to look perfect, and I'm designing her dress. My other sister Elle is sewing it. We're triplets and we always work together on things. The dance is tomorrow and I think you should go prepare. Even the Greeks are invited."

Piper smiled. "Yay. I better go find a dress."

Together we walked back to the ship. I've wanted to ask her out for a while now, so this gave me the perfect opportunity.

"Listen, Piper. I was wondering if you wanted to go to the dance with me?"

She beamed. "I'd love to."

She kissed me on the cheek and ran off towards the barracks. That went surprisingly well. I cant help thinking that she might like me too…